Scrap card - you make everyday

Thursday April 30- 2015

 

Happy Birthday to my dear hubby.. He makes everyday fantastic.. 

 

This is another card with scraps. I did add some washi tape from Stampin up but the rest is all scraps from quick quote. I folded the front back one inch and added the polka dot paper to the inside so when the card is closed the polka dot is against the teal washi tape. Great look and contrast. I added su brads and the sentiment is from Simon says.

 

Challenges:
Through the craft room door - 4/28-5/4 atg
Penny's paper crafty #225 - anything but square
Word art Wednesday #181 - atg
Simon Wednesday - atg
The sisterhood of crafters - monochromatic
Scribble and scrap #43 - atg
4 Crafty chicks #244 - atg
DRS design #172 - put it in neutral

recipe:  quick quote scraps, washi tape su, brads su, ss sentiment, base recollection

Inspiration Destination #31 - Always ANYTHING GOES - the best routes

Wednesday April 29, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #31 - Always ANYTHING GOES

 

                 Our sponsor this week is Little Blue button stamps

I just had to choose this darling little image called Miss Lilly on the bike  she is so cute plus I wanted to use this bike die by PTI. I have used is in the past.. way in the past and I was just itching to use it again.  I think after I got the card made and took photos I should of used a different color on the bike.. But I really at the time liked the stripe multi colors. 

Challenges:
Just us girls #290 - photo/colors
My time to craft #289 - spring flowers
Come and get it - spring is in the air
Sentimental Sundays #256 - color challenge
Craft your passion #259 - atg
Incy wincy designs - spring greens
Crafting from the heart #57 - atg
Loves rubber stamps #149 - use at least two dies

recipe: Miss Lilly on the bike/LBBS, sentiment and bike die pti, mft zig zag die, silver emb. powder simon says, su punch and card base, ms leaft punch, American crafts brads, wink of stella, viva pearl pen, copics, sequins, scraps

Inspiration Destination #31 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES - I love you

Wednesday April 29, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #31 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Our sponsor is All Dressed Up

 

OK  now isn't this the little girl sweet. I thought the sentiment went well with the image and her darling look. She is called Sweetie.  I used one of my favorite background papers from Amy Tangerine.. I love the look and sad that I had to cover so much of it up. I added the black behind the die cut image because it was all washed out and needed it to make it pop some. I added some sequins and it was done. I like simple cards.  I hope you play along with us this week.. Remember it's always ATG

Challenges:
Just us girls #290 - photo /colors
Sentimental Sundays #256 - color challenge
Craft your passion #259 - atg
Simon Monday - atg
Crafting from the heart #57 - atg
The paper shelter #201 - love is in the air
Word art Wednesday #181 - atg
Simon Wednesday - atg
Scribble and scrap #43 - atg

recipe: sweetie/all dressed up, amy tangerine dp, su base, pti sentiment, sequins, copics

Catch the bug - New Release - mom heart word

Tuesday April 28, 2015

 

Catch the bug - New Release  Mom heart word

 

 This card really was simple and so easy. I would really recommend that you pick this lovely digi up. I just cut out the heart and left a little border on it and used copic to go around the outside and cut a black heart to go behind it. I have designer paper page from Amy Tangerine and it was perfect for this card. I added some pink sequins and it's all on a su card base. Easy Peasy.. LOL

Challenges:
Craft your passion #259 - atg
Simon Monday - atg
Crafting from the heart #57 - atg
Scrap creations - mothers day

recipe: mom word heart /bugaboo, su base, amy tangerine dp, sequins, copic

Monika and Billie Week 9 - Background and or no designer paper / May your birthday

Monday April 27, 2015

 

We are on Week 9 of our challenge between Monika at Creative with Monika and me to create a background and or no designer paper challenge.

This will be our last challenge between me and Monika till after the summer time. It's just a busy time between us and will give us time to recharge.  BUT ,,, I will keep posting new cards using my scraps or seldom used stamps and put them on days that I don't have a card to post from a design team.  

We were both inspired by Jennifer McGuire and her off set stencil projects. You can see all of her great creations on Jennifer McGuire Ink  I love her ideas and she really inspires me.

 

This is my card.. I have very few stencils and I really didn't want to buy any at this time.. BUT I do have some die plates so I took my old standby X-ray film and cut out my own stencil using a PTI die plate.  Then I did like Jennifer McGuire .. I took pink card stock and laid the stencil over it and using white embossing ink and a sponge finger dauber I filled in all the open areas. I did let it set for a couple of days to dry because I was doing other projects.. Then I came back and laid the stencil back over the card stock but off set it just a smidge and then took marvelous magenta by stampin up and went over those same open areas again on the stencil and this is what I got.. COOL HUH??? I LOVE IT.  I then let it dry for a few more days and finished it yesterday.. I took white card base, layered black and then the technique piece. I love black and pinks.. I stamped the sentiment by PTI and added some black behind it and some black enamel dots and called it done. I did try the floss behind  the sentiment but really did not like it on this one.. maybe next time, but for now I thought it was cool just the way it was. I will for sure do this again.

 

I hope you head over to Monika's blog at Creative with Monika and see her creation and give her some love. 

 

Challenges:
Creative inspirations #310 - atg /opt. sketch
Crafts 4 eternity #223 - atg
Fun with shapes and more #181 - stamp technique
Sister act #103 - atg
Brown sugar #143 - atg
Blogger / splendiferous creations - stencil it
Addicted to CAS #62 - atg
A*muse studio - atg
Simon Monday - atg

recipe: white, pink, black su card stock, white embossing, marvelous magenta su inks, pti sentiment and die plate for stencil, enamel dots

Another scrap card - Happy Birthday

Sunday April 26, 2015

 

Here we go with another fun scrap made card. I used scraps, some are from Quick Quote and sentiment Happy birthday ?? I don't know but love that it's vertical .. I used some Simon Says hearts on the PTI die and then added a couple of the hearts in the white space. I folded the front back one inch and then added a strip of QQ scrap to the inside of the card. So when the card is closed the blue strip is on the right of the brown. I like the banner strips.

 

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #180 - atg
Creative inspirations #310 - atg /opt. sketch
Sister act #103 - atg
Brown sugar #143 - atg
That's crafty - lets keep it simple
A*muse studio - atg

recipe: quick quote scraps, other scraps brown?, sentiment? hearts simon says

Photo inspiration at Catch the bug / Oh, Hello there

 

Saturday April 25, 2015

 

Catch the bug Photo inspiration

 

 

follow the photo below and make a card.. I chose to use the colors.. you may want to choose an image.. It's which ever way you want. 

 

I thought I would go with the colors for this challenge. I used the image Scene it rain boot bugs
  I really tried to pick up all the colors in this card. I love the blues/violets/golds and orange. It is such a cute image. I thought the sentiment went well with the image as the little critters are peeking.
I sure hope you find time to play along at Catch the bug. I love commenting and seeing your works.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #180 - atg
Fresh brewed 4-22/28 - so cute
Crafts 4 eternity #223 - atg
Sister act #103 - atg
Brown sugar #143 - atg
Just us girls #290 - photo/color
My time to craft #289 - spring flowers 

recipe: rain boot/bugaboo, bazzill, bg Lucille, ss sentiment, copics, wink of stella,

Stampin up flower / washi tape/ Thinking of you

Friday April 24, 2015

 

As I mentioned Tuesday I am using scraps and making cards... Well I guess I should of added I am also going to use stamps that I have not used or used only a couple of times.. Not counting sentiments because I used them all the time.

This card is all stampin up.. well Washi tape and flower/leaves.. The sentiment is Simon says, the pearls are ??? ones I just have laying around. I used Paper trey ink.  Love the look and fresh colors.

 

Challenges:
Scrap-creations - spring flowers
Through the craftroom door April 21-27 - atg
Word art Wednesday #180 - atg
Simon Wednesday - clean and simple
Creative inspirations #310 - atg /opt. sketch
Cute card Thursday #370 - clean and simple
DRS designs #171 - bloomin beautiful
Crafts 4 eternity #223 - atg
That's crafty - lets keep it simple
Fussy and fancy #137 - springtime flowers

recipe: su washi, flower, leaves, ss sentiment, half pearls, ink pti

Aud Sentiments #130 / Thinking of you

Thursday April 23 - May 5, 2015

 

Aud Sentiments challenge #130     Our theme for this challenge is  THINGS WITH WINGS AND A SENTIMENT

 

Our sponsor for challenge #130 is The paper shelter

 

I am using the image called Hope  She was fun to color and she is so cute. I like the twigs coming out of her hair.   I like that the bird was in the image since the challenge is things with wings. I hope you play along and make sure your card has Wings and Sentiment. 

Challenges:
Craft your passion #258 - atg
Use your stuff #180 - atg
Papertake weekly - cute as a button
Tuesday throwdown #241 - up in the air
Inky impressions #206 - punch it
Word art Wednesday #180 - atg
Sassy studio #278 - come fly with me

recipe: hope/tps, su card base, su dp, ms punch, pti sentiment, hero arts bling, stickles, copics

Inspiration Destination #30 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES / Life is a journey

Wednesday April 22, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #30 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor this week is Rick St. dennis

 

I chose to use Gigi for my card. I made the background first. Water color paper and an overall stamp from SU -cross hatch and clear embossed the image. Then I started adding H2O paints till I got the effect I wanted. Let it dry while I colored up the image. I know she is in a sailor outfit but I wanted to pull the colors from the background and make it a nice colorful card. I did not have paper the color I wanted for the sentiment so used copics and colored the white paper then stamped the sentiment from Simon Says.  I rounded the corner of the image and some viva pearls to the journey sentiment.

I hope you head over to Inspiration Destination and play along. 

 

Challenges:
Lil patch of crafty friends #8 - atg
Craft your passion #258 - atg
Use your stuff #180 - atg
Papertake weekly - cute as a button
Shopping our stash #198 - texture me (old zing white emb. powder - its so old its cream color now ..lol)
Word art Wednesday #180 - atg

recipe: gigi / rsd, ss sentiment, su base, water color paper, h2o, viva pearl pen, clear embossing powder, copics, wink of stella on the balloon, corner chomper

Memory of the adventure

Tuesday April 21, 2015

 

I thought I would take some of my scraps and start making cards on days I don't have a card to post.. I know that is seldom that I have a free day.. I seem to always have cards to post and love it.. But there are so many scraps and the pile is getting so high that I have and figured this would be a good time to use up those scraps and or add some new designer papers  I bought /or given..

This is the first card I made using all scraps. I have a big stack of left over Quick quote scraps. I test kits from Quick quote before they go out public.. check them out, they are in stores all over and also have a great site. Fun papers and inks. Any ways this is the card I made using all DP from QQ. I thought with the bikes that it could be a card for someone going on an adventure - be it vacation, new job, retirement..  I made the card A2 and folded the front back 2 inches and then added a piece of scrap inside. See photo below.

 

recipe: michaels recollection base, quick quote scraps.

Billie and Monika Week 8 / background and or no designer paper challenge between ourselves / Takea moment to

Monday April 20, 2015

 

Well we are on Week 8 of the Billie and Monika background and or no designer paper challenge between ourselves.

 

Monika from Creative with Monika and I are doing a different background and or no designer each Monday and without die cuts.

 

This week it was my choice and I saw this awesome card by Julie Campbell  awhile back and drooled.. I loved it and said ok this will be our next challenge for us to try.  You can see Julie's card at the link above.  

Thanks Julie Campbell for the inspiration. 

 

This is my card. I used Kuretake paints and just added colors till I got the effect I wanted. I wanted mine to be a little darker.. ok a lot darker.. I then added some splatters.  I then took out my Paper trey ink retro vol. 3 that I used last week for the diamonds and used some of the other borders in the set to get the design on all of the papers. I used ranger inks to cover white paper and then black ink to stamp the designs. I cut the green, but I did punch the circle.. I tried to cut one but it was not going to be round no matter what I tried. I used the Paper trey ink sentiment Harvest berries.  The little hearts are from Simon Says stamp set.  The stitching is faux.. I took my hole punch and just pierced the paper and then took a blue pen and ran it from hole to hole to give a thread stitch look. I am very pleased with the way it came out and I really am excited to be using stamps and making my own designer papers and backgrounds.
I hope you head over to Monika's blog and see her card and leave her some love.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background
Sister act #102 - atg
Creative fingers #76 - atg
Stamp sun #139 - atg
Allsorts #307 - quick and simple does it
Suzy bees bloomin #76 - atg /twist die and or punch
Lil patch of crafty friends #8 - atg
Craft your passion #258 - atg
Incy wincy - faux tech (the teal paper has hole piercing for sewing look)
Use your stuff #180 - atg

recipe: case Julie Campbell card, kuretake paints, pti harvest berries, retro vol. 3 borders, hearts ss, ranger inks, piercing tool, blue pen, card base is kraft

Catch the bug / Sunday Stella Sketch SSS #308 - Your like no udder

Sunday April 19, 2015

 

Catch the bug Sunday Stella Sketch / SSS #308

 

 

 

SSS #308 

 

 

This image is called You move me - ewe move me  Funny huh..  I think the ewe looks so funny and the cow is like WTH.. obviously the ewe is saying the sentiment.  It was a laughter moment for me.. I hope you play along and have as much fun with the sketch as I did.

 

Challenges:
Sister act #102 - atg
Creative fingers #76 - atg
Stamp sun #139 - atg
Dragons lair - add an animal
Just us girls #289 - white/beige - brown and ? (black)
Suzy bees bloomin #76 - atg / twist die or punch
Sentimental Sunday #255 - animal love
Lil patch of crafty friends #8 - atg

recipe: ewe move me/bugaboo, su base, mme dp, su scraps, azudi sentiment, viva pearl pen, copics, pti die, lil inker die

Bingo at Catch the bug / Happy birthday

Saturday April 18, 2015

 

Catch the bug BINGO challenge 

 

 

Choose any three in a row and make your card. I chose to use Flower theme, scallop, 3 layers

 

I made another background and wanted to show it off so using this darling image Kidz fairy sitter

I cut her out and then die cut a scallop piece for her to sit on. I had a scrap of water color paper that kind a had the colors I was using so I added it along the edge of the scallop so it looked more like a ledge for her. The background I did on a piece of chip board. I spritzed it with different colors of dylusinons sprays. It came out really cool looking.  I added some added flowers from a su punch and added some bling to the center. There's some glitter on her wings.

I hope you play along at Catch the bug..

 

Challenges:
Pennys paper crafty #223 - one for the girls
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background
4 Crafty chicks #242 - fairy
Fresh brewed april 15-21 - Happy birthday
Crafty catz #275 - its a girl thing
Sister act #102 - atg
Creative fingers #76 - atg
Stamp sun #139 - atg

recipe: kidz fairy sitter/bugaboo, bazzill, scraps, dylusion sprays, hero art bling, pti die, su punch, glitter, ss sentiment, copics, ms punch

Catch the bug / Bugaboo Free Friday / Always there to cheer you

Friday April 17, 2015

 

Catch the bug / Bugaboo Free Friday SUMMER BUTTERFLY BEAR

 

 

This is my card using Summer Butterfly Bear.. I think it's a girl bear.. I had a left over attempt at Bokeh technique.  A few weeks back Monika and I did the Bokeh technique and I made about 3 attempts before I found one I liked. This one was just too washed out but of course I cant throw away because some day I would fine a card to make and use it.. WELL TODAY IS THE DAY.. I thought it kind a gave a weather look to the background so just added the sentiment and image a few hearts colored with copics and wink of stella.  Loving the look.

 

Challenges:
Lil patch of crafty friends #7 - atg
Scribble and scrap #42 - atg
Eureka stamps #136 - four legged friends
Papertake weekly - words words words
Pennys paper crafty #223 - one for the girls
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background
Sister act #102 - atg
Dragons lair - add an animal

recipe: summer butterfly bear, ss base, su black, water color paper bokeh tech. failure (lol) copics, ss die hearts, glitter, mft sentiment umbrealla, white gel pen

Inspiration Destination #29 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES / Sending you a little sunshine

Wednesday April 15, 2015

 

Welcome to another challenge at Inspiration Destination # 29 where it's ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fresh Brewed Designs

This is a first for me using a design by Fresh Brewed and I chose to use GRACE BEACH FUN   She is having some fun on the beach. Wish I was there. I wanted to make a beach scene so found this designer paper from DCWV and I have a stamp that will stamp sand if you turn it one way and if you turned it around you get water.. I chose to use sand because she just came back from the water catching all of those crabs.. and getting her flip flops.. oh how times have changed.. growing up in my days they were thongs.. Not now days.  I like the hibiscus flowers in the corner. Gives a nice tropical feel.

I hope you head over to enter into our ATG challenge at Inspiration Destination.

Challenges:
Crafty sentiments - atg
Papertake weekly - words words words
Little red wagon #285 - travelogue (tropical place)
Pennys paper crafty #223 - one for the girls
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg

recipe: Grace beach fun/fresh brewed, su base, black scrap, dcwv dp, sand stamp?, sentiment PTI, flip flops punch EK, copics

Inspiration Destination #29 - ATG - I zig you zag

Wednesday April 15, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #29 ALWAY ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo

 

I think this image is too funny. I found the sentiment from Simon says and think it went perfect with the images. The different snails faced different directions..  The image is Scene it snail.. 
I once again made my own background design. I took water color paper, a marble all over background stamp and embossed it in white. Then I took a few Glimmer mist bottles and sprayed them to get the effect that I wanted to kind a give a natural look.  Dried it and I think it came out great. It was sad to have so much of it behind the stamped image but there was no way I could cut out the image and make it work. It's really pretty in real life.. I colored the images with copics.

Challenges:
Craft your passion #257 - atg
Inkspiratinal #80 - photo challenge (my background has egg shell look)
Incy wincy - embossing wet or dry
Simon Monday - in the middle
Crafty sentiment - atg
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background

recipe: scene it snail/bugaboo, simon says sentiment, scraps, su base, water color paper, marble bg stamp, white embossing powder, glimmer mist sprays, copics

Catch the bug New Release - Love is everything

Tuesday April 14, 2015

 

Catch the bug - Bugaboo new release Ringlet Kidz topper

 

While you are checking out the new release at Bugaboo.. Check out the BIG sale going on. This is the time to get those must have images. There are lot's retiring and so they are cHeaP :)  

This is my design using the Ringlet Kidz Topper new image. I used paper I got in my Simon says kit with the dots already embossed on it. I love the softness it gave.  I used my MFTcircle dies and cut out the purple and the plaid circle frame and fussy cut out the image. I added the sentiment on a Stampin up scallop die. The binding ribbon I added and the little piece of charm.  Rounded the corners a little to go with the roundness of the cards design.

Challenges:
The ribbon girl - any image /ribbon or lace
Craft your passion #257 - atg
Crafty sentiment - atg
Clear it out - yellow things

recipe: ss card base, club scrap scrap, quick quote scrap, binding ribbon, charm, su punch, mft die, copics, corner chomper, ss sentiment

Monika and Billie week 7 / diamond and manly

Monday April 13, 2015

 

It's week 7 for the Monika and Billie background and or no designer paper challenge between ourselves.

 

Monika's choice this week is DIAMONDS BACKGROUND AND MASCULINE

 

I do not have a diamond overall background stamp - BUT I do have the Paper Trey Ink retro volume 3 backgrounds.. it has a few different styles and they are all just a couple of rows /repeat stamp so I took  diamond  and I just repeated the stamp till my white paper was covered then cut it down to size. I like the look. I used Stampin Up not quite navy ink.  Then I took the Simon Says all boy stamps and colored the dude, shoes, game controls and cut them out. I wanted a bright blue behind the sentiments so I took a bright blue copic pen and cut a piece of white paper just a little larger then the sentiment and used the bright blue to color the paper, I think it pops the sentiments. The happy birthday I don't know who puts it out.  I loved coloring the tennis shoes. The game controls also but the shoes were my favorite. All are on pop dots.  I think I did a good job with Monika's choice for us this 7th week. 

I hope you make it over to Creative with Monika and see her card and give her some love.

 

 

Challenges:
Cute card Thursday #368 - bonny blue
Creative knockouts #84 - birthday wishes
DRS designs - birthday blues
Fun with shapes and more #180 - birthday
Sister act #101 - atg
Creative fingers #75 - atg
Sweet stampin - childrens card
Lil patch of crafty friends #7 - atg
Scribble and scrap #42 - atg
Craft your passion #257 - atg
Crafting musketeers #24 - its a mans world

recipe: pti diamonds, ss hey dude, shoes, game control, hb?, old olive su, not quite navy su, orange su, copics, kraft base - kraft journal store.

Case-ing Monika's card / Happy Blooming birthday

Sunday April 12, 2015

 

It's late in the day Sunday but I wanted to join in on the Case-ing Monika's card of choice in celebration of her Birthday..

 

this is the card I chose to CASE... Kind a .. You know me I have a little different twist. This is Monika's card below.

 

This is my card..  I used water color paper below and embossed it. I whipped versa mark over the inside of the embossing folder and then ran it through my vagabond.. then poured clear embossing powder over it.. I then started with H2O paints... WELL the versa mark filled the whole card.. so the H2O's would not color it because it was ALL embossed.. So there is a backside to the of the water color paper and so then I used the H2O's and colored the piece. Then cut it down and adhered to the white cardstock. I cut a small strip of black paper and added above the water color paper. Found a nice green piece of scrap and cut a circle. I took the Stampin up flower bloom and ranger inks and stamped the flowers and leaves and then used the matching die to cut it out. I layered the pieces and added to the circle. Added a few sequins and the sentiment.  It's not manly but it is close to Monika's card.  

Challenges:
Monika bd case-ing challenge
613 Avenue Create #119 - atg /bingo  - A-2, birthday, watercolor
Lil patch of crafty friends #7 - atg
Challenge up your life #12 - embossing
Scribble & scrap #42 - atg
Crafts 4 eternity #221 - texture
Creative fingers #75 - atg
Simon Wednesday - spring flowers
Sister act #101 - atg

recipe: water color paper, h2o, su die, stamp, sentiment, scraps, sequins, ranger inks

Catch the bug - Earth day - Recycle

Saturday April 11, 2015

 

Catch the bug challenge this week is for Earth day - use something recycled on your card.

 

This is my card and of course had to use the World Girl  image..  My recycle is the flower at the bottom. It's out of the paper towel cloth that I used to wipe up the inks for this card and other paint/inks from other projects.  They are too pretty to throw away and this was perfect for the card. I also used simon says stencils and texture paste for the background then added some H2O paints once it was dry. Then I layered the card on SU base and added some SU black and scrap of yellow. I had some black mesh so added it behind the image and sentiment. The sentiment is from Tech. Tues. 
I hope you find something to recycle and join the challenge at Catch the bug.

Challenges:
Shopping our stash weekly #196 - the earth has music/earth day
Loves rubberstamps #146 - atg
Penny's paper crafty #222 - atg
Word art Wednesday #178 - atg
Crafts 4 eternity #221 - texture (paper towel flower/mesh/paints)
Sister act #101 - atg
The stamping boutique - spring (earth day is in the spring time)
Creative fingers #75 - atg
Suzy bee's bloomin #75 - atg /add a flower

recipe: earth girl/bugaboo, su base and black, scraps, h2o paints, ss stencils, paper towel, American craft brad, su/ek/marvy circle die, tt sentiment, copics